控え
ひかえ · hikae
Reserve, spare, backup
- note, memorandum
- duplicate, copy, stub (of a ticket, etc.), receipt
- waiting one's turn
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Example sentences
試験の前日を控えて、みんな図書館で必死に勉強している。
しけんのぜんじつをひかえて、みんなとしょかんでひっしにべんきょうしている。
With the day before the exam approaching, everyone is studying desperately in the library.
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ペットの健康状態を考慮すると、旅行は控えめにすべきだ。
ぺっとのけんこうじょうたいをこうりょすると、りょこうはひかえめにすべきだ。
Considering the pet's health condition, one should refrain from traveling.
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What does 控え mean?
Reserve, spare, backup. It can also mean: note, memorandum; duplicate, copy, stub (of a ticket, etc.), receipt; waiting one's turn.
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ひかえ (hikae). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.
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